Grebes in West Sussex
Our list for West Sussex has 5 grebes recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 1 winter visitor and 2 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in West Sussex in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year
Horned GrebePodiceps auritusWinter visitorUncommon31–38 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisPassage migrantRare28–34 cmRegularly Oct–Dec
Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegenaPassage migrantRare40–50 cmRegularly Dec–Apr
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Little Grebe 23–29 cm
- Black-necked Grebe 28–34 cm
- Horned Grebe 31–38 cm
- Red-necked Grebe 40–50 cm
- Great Crested Grebe 46–51 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made